The success of Darfur and Kordofan rebels threatens the government's control over the country's regions.

The Lord's Resistance Army has been at large in the border region between the Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic for a decade.

Continued territorial disputes are preventing Juba and Khartoum from finalizing an oil and security agreement.

The military is the main tool through which the regime controls Sudan's predominantly Muslim core territory along the Nile.

Khartoum and Juba signed a deal to resume oil exports, which had been cut off since January due to a dispute over transit and production fees.

The proposed Juba-Lamu pipeline could lessen South Sudan's reliance on Khartoum.

Africa Analyst Adelaide Schwartz discusses China's inability to remain neutral in the recent conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, due to its oil infrastructure investments in the region.

Africa Analyst Mark Schroeder examines recent clashes between Sudan and South Sudan as the countries try to negotiate the demarcation of their oil-rich disputed border.

Africa Analyst Adelaide Schwartz examines the oil disputes between Sudan and South Sudan.

STRATFOR analyst Mark Schroeder explains why Sudan and Southern Sudan will remain dependent on each other even after they split July 9.

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